Binder.



G. A. HARTER.

BINDER` APPLICAT'ON HLED JAN.2B. 96.

1,261,523. Patented Apr. 2,1918.

WITNESSES: 4 INVENTOR.

A.Harer v ATTORNEYS,

Fa ron GUSTA'V A. HARTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application filed January 28. 1916. Serial No. 74,734.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV A. HARTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Binclers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to binders for sheets, pamphlets and the like,and the principal object of the invention is to provide a binder whichwill maintain the same thickness regardless of the number of sheets orpamphlets inserted therein.

' The invention consists in the novel construction, combination andarrangement of the parts.

In theaccompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective of a binderconstructed in accordance with the principles of this invention; Fig. 2is a view looking at the end of the binder; Fig. 3 shows theconstruction of the preferred form of binder post; Fig. 4 is a top Viewof one of the fastening clips; Fig. 5 is a side view of the same, andFig. 6 is an end view thereof.

Although this binder may be used for receiving perforated sheets andpamphlets, it is particularly designed and adapted to be used as acontinuous reminder or advertising device for anyone who displays hiswares Or presents discounts, bulletins and the like in the form of"sheets or thin pamphlets which would ordinarily become lost Or wouldeasily escape the attention of the person to whom they were sent unlessplaced in a conspicuous place. For example, if a thin pamphlet orcatalogue is placed between a number of other or larger books orcatalogues, the backs of the other catalogues may either overlap thethin one, or snce the thin one has not 'sufllcient back of its own uponwhich a designating mark can be placed it cannot be easily found andcan-be identified only by withdrawing it from between the other books.Many binders also have this objection; if a back is loosely hinged tocovers, the back will not stand out even with the backs'with other bookswhen the binder is not full, but will soon take a osition substantiallyparallel with one of t e covers so that it is practically hidden and theback itself is invisible between the other books. By making the back andone of the covers rigid all of these objections can be overcome, andsince the back isrigid with the cover it is held. substantially at rightangles thereto, and by printing or otherwise designating the contents ofthe binder upon the back it can be readily seen will not be collapsedbut will maintain the thckness of the back discloscd to view even thoughthere be only a few sheets or pamphlets, or not any at all, in thebinder.

Tn the present invention the binder coinprses a back 7 with covers 8 and9 hinged or otherwise connected thereto. The back and covers may be ofany suitable constructon, such as pressed board covered with paper orcloth, and printed on the outside, if desired, with any suitabledesignating or advertsing matter to indicate the contents of the binder.

A plate 10 of sheet metal about as long as the binder is bent atsubstantially right angles and one of the angular portions is secured toone of the covers 9 and he other angular portion is secured to theinside of the back 7 binding its cover and the back ri 'idly at rightangles to each other.

efore the angular strip 10 is secured to the back and cover a bar or aplurality of binder posts 11 are secured to that portion of the platewhich will be secured to the cover 9, by riveting or otherwise fasteningthem thereto. and the upper extrenity of each post is formed with a bentextremity 12 which extends toward the other angular portion of the metalstrip 10 but is spaced a predetermined distance .therefronr Fasteningclips 13 are pivoted on the angular portion of the strip 10 which issocured to the back 7 and each fastening clip is formed with an angnlarportion 14, a notch 15, and an angular extremity 16. The extremity 16 isyieldable so that when the clip is pressed down between the metal strip10 and the extremity of one of the posts 11, the post striking theangular extremity 16 causes the clip to give slightly along theextremity 12 of the post to allow the latter to be seated in the groove15, thus preventing the accidental disengagement of the clip with thepost but allowing the clip to be easily raised from or pressed intoengagement with the end of the post.

The metal strip 10 and the paper-holding or fastening means may besecured to the back and cover of the binder in any suitable manner. Asshown in Fig. 1 they are rigidly secured together by rivets' 17 and 18;the rivets 17 preferably forming v the pivots about which the 'clips 13are rotated into and out ot' engagement with the posts 11. It Will beobserved that these clips overlap the posts slightly so that theoverlapping portions may be easily grasped for raising or lowering theclips. When the clips are in position, as shown in F ig. 2, it isimpossible to engage or disengage the sheets from the posts and thehinged cover 8 restson the angular portion 1% of the fastening clips,thereby assisting in holding the clips in position, the clip alsoforning a partial rest for the hinged cover 8.

The insertion or removal of a perforated Sheet or pamphlet from thebinder Will be readily understood *from the above description. It isalso obvious that the binder Will not collapse even though there are nosheets Whatever Within it, but Will always maintain theback at rightangles to the cover-9 in any position in. Which it is placed.

By spacing the upper ends of the posts 11 from theback of the strip 10the sizes ot' pamphlets Which can be inserted in the binder can belimited as desired, preventing the insertion of larger ones.

`What I claim is:

1. In a binder, a back and covers, an angularplate fixed to the back andone of the covers and holding them at rightangles, binder' posts securedto that portion of the plate to Which the cover is attached, and memberspivoted on thatportion of the plate attached to the back having. freeends rotatable parallel With the back to engage the upper endsot theposts.

2. A binder comprisinga back and covers hinged thereto, of a rigid metalbrace secured to one of the covers and the back for holding them in afixed angular position With respect' to each other, and binder postsfixed in the cover portion of the brace'and bent over at the free endstoward but spaced :from the back portion of the binder. V

3. In a binder comprising a back and covers, the combination With anangular plate to the back and' one ofthe covers, of: binder postssecnred to the plate and' substantially straight at their point ofattachment but bent at the outer or free ends, and means in connectionWith th late to yieldingly engage andcover the free ends of the posts.

4. In a binder, the combination With a back and covers therefor, one ofthe covers and the back being angularly fixed With re spect to eachother, and binder posts extending at right angles from said fixed coverand bent only at the upper ends toward the ba'cl ,to limit thethick-ness of pamphlets to be held' thereby. v

5:* In a binder of f the class described, the 1 combination of a backand covers one of Which is angularly fixed' With re s'p'e'ctto the back,binder posts adj acent the back extending upwardly from the angularlyfixed cover, and members pivoted on the back' and rotatable paralleltherewith each adapted'to yieldingly engage and cover the free extremityof one of the binder posts.

V 6. In a binder of theclass described, the combination with a back andcover angularly fixed With respect to each other, binder posts rigidlyattached thereto and-extending upwardly from the cover each bentat itsupper end toward the back, and; a fastening clip for' each binder post'pivoted on the back havinga resilient portion adapted to be pressed overthe free extremity of the post and held in position by its resiliency.

7. In a binder of' the class described, a back and a cover angularlyfixed: With respect to each other, binder posts extending upWardly fromthe cover and each bent: at the upper end toward the back, and afastening clip pivoted on the back having a resilient notch Which isadapted to. be pressed over the free end of the post to'preventengagement or disengagement of materials from thepost.

8. In a binderof; the class described, the eombinat-ion With ametalangular member, of binder posts secured in one of the angular portionsofthe member and' bent attheir upper or free ends toward the otherangular portion but spaced slightly therefrom, a fastening clip adaptedto be pressed between the said other face of the angular portion of saidmember and the freeiend of each post, and a binder back and covers'secured to the angular member.

9. In a. binder' comprising a back and covers one of Which isangularlyfixed'withrespect to the back, hinder posts adjacent the back extendingupwardly trein the angularly fixed cover and' bent at the upper ends sothat the free eX-tremities terminate a predetermined; distance from theback,

and fastening clips insertible between'the backand the free end of eachpost topermit the. engagement or disengagementof a material; from thepost.

10. In a binder of the class described, the combination with an angularmember, of a post connected in one of the angular portions extendingparallel to the other angular portion and bent at its upper end towardthe said other portion, and a fastening clip pivoted to the said otherangular portion having a resilient notched portion adapted to be pressedover the free end: of the post to prevent accidental rotation of theclip in either direction With respect to the post. t V 11'. A bin-dercomprising a back and covers, a rigid metal strip angular in form andsubstantially as long as the binder, binder posts secured in; one;angilarportion of the strip and bent at their upper ends toward theother angular portion thereof but terminating a predeternined distancetherefrom, fastening clips each having a notche d portion adapted to beinserted between the extremity of one of the posts and the angularportion of the metal strip from which it is spaced, and means forrigidly attaching the said metal strip to one of the covers and to theback for holding them in a fixed angular position With respect to eachother and forpivoting-the fastening clips on the metal strip, the othercover be-` ing held from engagement with the posts by engaging- With thesaid clips.

In testimony Whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 24th day of January` A.D. 1916.

GUSTAV A. HARTER.

lVitnesses CHARLES H. SEEM, KENT XV. WONNELL.

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